Summer Reading Assignments for 2014-2015 coming soon. Watch this space...
Teacher /student recommendations for summer reading coming soon....
Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education http://www.giftedpage.org/ This is a non-profit advocacy organization which supports gifted students, parents, and teachers. Although it can take some searching, this site is chock full of good information/tips/presents/opportunities and much more for gifted kids. http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni
Bruni gives a fresh perspective into this intensely stressful competition through convincing examples and anecdotes that offer a way out of the labyrinth.
Books on gifted education: Essential Guide to Talking to Gifted Teens
For parents Books on adolescents Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World by Rosalind Wiseman An insightful and informative glimpse into the world of teenage boys based on a significant number of interviews with those in the thick of it.
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
by Madeline Levine, PhD
Why are our bright, charming, promising young teenagers from affluent, loving families experiencing epidemic rates of depression, substance abuse and anxiety disorders at rates higher than in any other socioeconomic group. She gives thoughtful, practical advice for well-intentioned parents to parent in ways to foster a stronger sense of self in children.
Teacher /student recommendations for summer reading coming soon....
Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education http://www.giftedpage.org/ This is a non-profit advocacy organization which supports gifted students, parents, and teachers.
Although it can take some searching, this site is chock full of good information/tips/presents/opportunities and much more for gifted kids. http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni
Bruni gives a fresh perspective into this intensely stressful competition through convincing examples and anecdotes that offer a way out of the labyrinth.
Books on gifted education:
Essential Guide to Talking to Gifted Teens
For parents
Books on adolescents
Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World by Rosalind Wiseman An insightful and informative glimpse into the world of teenage boys based on a significant number of interviews with those in the thick of it.
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
by Madeline Levine, PhD
Why are our bright, charming, promising young teenagers from affluent, loving families experiencing epidemic rates of depression, substance abuse and anxiety disorders at rates higher than in any other socioeconomic group. She gives thoughtful, practical advice for well-intentioned parents to parent in ways to foster a stronger sense of self in children.
For students
Classic novels recommended by Mensa